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Nice and easy
After establishing a niche market on its Scottish routes, London Luton-based low-fare airline easyJet is expanding into mainland Europe. Starting with a Luton-Amsterdam service on 24 April, easyJet will be adding Nice on 5 June and Barcelona a week later. One-way fares start at £35 ($55) to Amsterdam and £49 ...
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Boeing prepares for 747-300 conversion
BOEING HAS solved the last major design issues involved in converting the all-passenger version of the 747-300 to a freighter. The first modification could begin as early as next April. Boeing Wichita's Modification Responsibility Center has already completed engineering work on the 747-300 Combi conversion, and it will ...
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Vienna expansion
Vienna's Schwechat Airport has opened a new terminal, pushing capacity up to 12 million passengers. The addition of the Pier West terminal follows a record 1995 for the Austrian airport, reporting passenger growth of 10.6%, compared with the previous year, to top 8 million passengers for the first time. Airport ...
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United plans to launch all-cargo service to Asia
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA United Airlines plans to launch an all-cargo service between the USA and Asia, using four McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 freighters. Approval is being sought for six flights a week in both directions between Tokyo, Osaka, Taipei and Manila and New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San ...
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Reno adds to MD-90s
Nevada-based Reno Air plans to add a third McDonnell Douglas MD-90 to its fleet in 1997, having inaugurated services with its first two MD-90s on 4 April. Final negotiations over the third twinjet were under way on 2 April as Reno introduced its "Orange County Flyer" service to ...
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Air New Zealand plan for Ansett rejected
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS NEW ZEALAND'S Commerce Commission has rejected Air New Zealand's plan to acquire up to 50% of Ansett Holdings. The scheme foundered on the monopoly effect the deal would have on domestic services in New Zealand. Air New Zealand managing director Jim McCrea says ...
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USA and Japan start new row over passenger flights
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Just a week after Japan and the USA reached a basic agreement on air-cargo services, the two countries have become embroiled in a new row over passenger flights. The fresh dispute centres on the US Department of Transport's (DoT) rejection of Japan Airlines ...
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Regionals continue to grow in USA
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON WHILE THE MAJOR US carriers continue to make the most of the present business recovery, beneath the surface the second tier of national and regional airline groups are in the throes of making major changes. Perhaps the most visible evidence of these changes ...
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Italy becomes part of Eurocontrol
Italy has finally become a full member of Eurocontrol, clearing the way for its full participation in the agency's efforts to harmonise air traffic control (ATC) throughout Europe. Italy is the 21st nation to join Eurocontrol, its membership having previously been blocked by successive governments, which failed to ...
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Europe aims for tighter foreign-airline safety
David Learmount/LONDON FOREIGN AIRLINES are to face tougher safety surveillance when they enter European airspace because of an agreement by the directors-general of the 33-member European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) to raise safety standards. This follows a similar decision by European Union ministers early in March. ...
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In-flight disruption
CAPT BILL ARCHER, chairman of the British Airline Pilots Association, addressed the conference on an undesirable consequence of modern passenger services and cabin in-flight entertainment systems. These systems are complex and so far do not have a good enough record of in-flight serviceability. Since passengers have come to ...
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Aer Lingus continues cost drive despite recovery
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Signs of recovery at Aer Lingus have been accompanied by stern warnings from management that the airline will continue its "remorseless" drive to keep down costs. The Irish flag carrier, which made heavy losses three years ago, posted a relatively respectable IR£15 million ($24 million) net profit for ...
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Deutsche BA suspends deliveries of Saab 2000
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH DEUTSCHE BA HAS suspended further Saab 2000 deliveries to its fleet, after both it and Swiss carrier Crossair were hit by poor dispatch reliability during the harsh European winter. The main problems were brake icing and the ingestion of de-icing fluid by the ...
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Dornier 328 makes French debut with Proteus
DORNIER HAS made a breakthrough into the French market with its 328. The first of two aircraft has now been delivered to Dijon-based carrier Proteus. The airline will start operating the aircraft this month on Air France/Air Inter regional-express routes, serving destinations such as Frankfurt, Lyon, Milan, Nantes, Strasbourg and ...
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Thai takes off with first Trent-powered 777
BOEING HAS HANDED OVER the first Rolls-Royce Trent 800-powered 777 to Thai Airways International. Thai's first aircraft, a -200, will enter scheduled service in June on routes from Bangkok to Hong Kong and Seoul. The airline has 14 of the 777s on order, including eight -200s and six stretched -300s. ...
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Going up market
Russia's Orient Avia is getting the best out of its Ilyushin Il-62 airliners. Paul Duffy/MOSCOW THE COMMONLY HELD belief that Russian and ex-Soviet civil aircraft are not able to achieve the high utilisation levels of Western airliners has been challenged by the experience of Orient ...
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Zambia hit by new air service withdrawal
AIR SERVICES TO Zambia have been hit again, this time by the withdrawal of Air France, a long-time supporter of services between France and Zambia. The airline made its last weekly Paris-Lusaka flight on 27 March, further damaging the southern African nation's tourist-dominated economy. Air France's withdrawal leaves ...
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Jet Airways widens routes with new 737s
INDEPENDENT INDIAN carrier Jet Airways is expanding its fleet and sphere of influence. It has signed an agreement with Boeing for the lease of two 737-400s, which will bring its all-Boeing fleet to six 737-400s and four 737-300s. The new aircraft are due to join the fleet ...
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Air France opens hub in drive to improve services
Julian Moxon/PARIS AIR FRANCE HAS stepped up its efforts to become competitive with its inauguration on 31 March of a new "hub" at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. The airline has spent Fr51million ($10 million) on the changes, which it hopes will increase by 117% ...
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UK ATC tiptoes towards independence
David Learmount/LONDON The UK's air-traffic-control system made its first steps towards independence on 29 March as the National Air Traffic Service ceased to be a government department and emerged as a limited company. National Air Traffic Services (NATS) now becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of ...